The New York Rangers (34-17-9) head to take on the Philadelphia Flyers (23-28-10), who will be out to halt their losing run, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. New York is coming off a 5-2 win over the Kings on Sunday, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Rangers committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Vincent Trocheck was the top goalscorer for the Rangers with two goals.
Igor Shesterkin saved an impressive 26 of 28 shots (.928%) in the win. Philadelphia lost for the third game in a row, falling 7-0 to the Devils on Saturday. Samuel Ersson saved only 29 of 36 shots against (.805%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Rangers have won both games between the teams this season, including a 6-3 victory in their most recent meeting in December, their third straight win against Philadelphia.
Four players had two points for New York. James van Riemsdyk, Morgan Frost, and Scott Laughton were on the scoresheet for Philadelphia. Jaroslav Halak got the win, saving 29 of 32 shots (.906%).
FACING OFF
New York is averaging 3.30 goals per game for the season, 11th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.30 goals a game (21st). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.62 times a game on average, 29th in the league, and the Rangers are allowing opponents to score 2.77 goals per game (11th).
The Flyers’ 15.61% power play percentage is the second-worst in the league, while the Rangers rank 12th with a conversion rate of 22.16%. When it comes to penalty killing, New York has the league’s 18th-ranked PK% at 78.24%, while Philadelphia is 23rd at 76.02%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have been the top skaters for the Rangers this season with 67 and 64 points. In the net, Shesterkin (25-10-7) is New York’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.67 GAA and a .909% save percentage.
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 54 points. He has 27 goals and 27 assists. Carter Hart (16-19-9) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.94. He has a save percentage of .908%.
HOME AND AWAY
New York is looking to avoid a fourth consecutive road defeat this season. Philadelphia has dropped three straight at home this season.
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